Sr DevOps Engineer

PDS Tech Commercial; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 121,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

PDS Tech Commercial in Englewood, CO, seeks a Sr DevOps Engineer to design, automate, and optimize infrastructure that moves aviation software from development to deployment. You’ll build scalable CI/CD pipelines across cloud, on‑premises, hybrid, and edge environments, using RHEL KVM, VMware, Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.

The role requires 8+ years in DevOps, a Bachelor’s degree, US citizenship, and the ability to work in a fast‑paced, collaborative team with security requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 8 years of DevOps or related professional experience.
• Without a degree, 12 years of related experience.
• U.S. Citizenship required due to security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable CI/CD pipelines across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
• Automating infrastructure provisioning and configuration management for reliable environments.
• Optimizing and standardizing deployment workflows for repeatable releases.
• Designing and managing complex infrastructure with virtualization and containerization.
• Monitoring, troubleshooting, and improving system performance and reliability.

Skills

English proficiency

Communication

Collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Tools

RHEL KVM

VMware

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

GitHub

CI/CD tooling

Job description

DevOps Engineer | Build the Infrastructure Behind Mission-Critical Aviation Technology

Location: Englewood, CO

Pay Rate: $88.04/hour

Job Title: Sr DevOps Engineer

Industry: Aviation / Aerospace & Defense

Partner: PDS Tech Commercial

Take DevOps Beyond the Cloud

PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a leader in the aviation industry to find an experienced Engineer ready to design, automate, and optimize the infrastructure that keeps sophisticated software solutions moving from development to deployment.

In this high-impact role, you’ll work at the intersection of DevOps, virtualization, containerization, release engineering, and infrastructure automation . You’ll help create secure, scalable, and repeatable deployment environments across cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and edge systems while collaborating with talented software, systems, QA, security, and operations teams.

If you’re the kind of engineer who thrives on solving complex infrastructure challenges and believes great DevOps is about enabling teams to move faster without sacrificing reliability, security, or quality, this could be your next opportunity.

What You’ll Do

As a Sr DevOps Engineer , you’ll play a key role within a larger software development team, rapidly delivering operational capabilities to the field.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable CI/CD pipelines supporting multiple deployment approaches across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.

• Automating infrastructure provisioning and configuration management to create reliable and consistent environments throughout the delivery lifecycle.

• Optimizing and standardizing deployment workflows to establish repeatable release processes across varying product and customer requirements.

• Designing and managing complex infrastructure using virtualization, containerization, and orchestration technologies .

• Monitoring, troubleshooting, and improving system performance and reliability across distributed systems and complex integrations.

• Working hands-on with technologies including RHEL KVM, VMware, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, GitHub, and CI/CD tooling .

• Establishing virtualization and containerization environments for edge deployments and stand‑alone compute systems .

• Collaborating with development, QA, security, product, and operations teams to align deployment strategies with architectural, security, and operational requirements.

• Driving continuous improvement by refining operational tooling and developing best‑practice documentation for deployment and release operations.

• Supporting configuration control and coordinating release‑readiness activities.

• Creating process documentation and helping train engineers on environment configuration and deployment.

• Mentoring software and systems engineers while promoting strong DevOps methodologies and engineering practices.

• Communicating effectively with team members and key stakeholders.

Travel may be required. This position requires the ability to work effectively in an office or hybrid environment.

What You Must Have

We’re looking for a seasoned DevOps professional with strong technical depth and the ability to operate successfully in a collaborative, fast‑paced engineering environment.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field .

• 8 years of DevOps or related professional experience .

• A higher‑level relevant degree may substitute for some experience.

• Relevant professional experience may also be considered in place of the required education. Without a degree, a minimum of 12 years of related experience is required.

Technical & Professional Qualifications

• Hands‑on virtualization development experience with extensive knowledge of designing and deploying software using RHEL KVM and VMware technologies .

• Hands‑on experience with Docker, Kubernetes and/or OpenShift and related container ecosystems.

• Experience implementing virtualization and containerization environments within edge deployments or stand‑alone compute systems .

• Demonstrated experience implementing microservices and containers .

• Experience with developer tools such as GitHub .

• Strong understanding of release engineering and CI/CD pipelines .

• Proven ability to deliver reliable, high‑quality, and consistent systems and development environments.

• Strong knowledge of system performance, reliability, distributed systems, infrastructure provisioning, and configuration management .

• Ability to quickly take ownership of projects and work effectively with minimal supervision.

• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills .

• Ability to succeed in a highly collaborative, fast‑moving engineering environment.

• Ability to read, write, and speak English .

• This position requires a security clearance, and candidates are required to be U.S. Citizens.

Preferred Qualifications

You’ll stand out even more if you bring:

• Master’s degree in a related field.

• Aerospace and Defense industry experience.

• Experience operating across multiple security domains and air‑gapped systems .

• Advanced proficiency with Ansible , including creating and maintaining playbooks.

• Experience coordinating release‑readiness activities .

• Experience implementing and enforcing configuration control across development environments.

• Experience generating technical/process documentation and training engineers on environment configuration and deployment.

Preferred Certifications

Relevant certifications may include:

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)

• Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers and Kubernetes

• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Virtualization

• VMware Certified Professional, VMware vSphere Foundation Administrator

• VMware Certified Professional, VMware vSphere Foundation Support

Why Join Us?

This is more than an opportunity to maintain pipelines. It’s a chance to shape how advanced aviation technology is built, deployed, and delivered.

Through PDS Tech Commercial , you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Work alongside talented professionals supporting a leader in the aviation industry .

• Tackle sophisticated infrastructure, automation, virtualization, and deployment challenges.

• Apply your expertise to technology where reliability, security, and engineering quality truly matter .

• Work with modern technologies including Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, VMware, RHEL KVM, Ansible, and CI/CD automation.

• Collaborate across software, systems, QA, security, and operations disciplines.

• Mentor other engineers and influence DevOps standards and best practices.

• Continue developing your expertise in a challenging Aerospace and Defense environment .

• Earn a competitive $88.04/hour while contributing your skills to high‑impact programs.

This position requires use of information or access to facilities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations may limit access of controlled technologies: 1) to U.S. Persons, including U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other narrow categories including refugees and asylees, or 2) to certain foreign nationals that have received an export license.

Pay Details: $88.04 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act

• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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